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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1913

1,085 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 55

Coal and Other Export

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 4

The following vessels were entered outwards at the Newcaste Custom-house yesterday:— Ellerbek, Ger. bq, for Coquimbo, with…

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Mining Situation. Delegate Board Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 5

The letter addressed by Mr. W. Brennan, secretary to the Colliery Employees' Federation, to the Northern Colliery Proprietors' Association over a week ago,…

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Growth of Oil Trade. Effect on Coal Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 5

A letter has been received by Messrs. J. and A. Brown from San Francisco, dated February 27th, in which reference is made to the advancement of oil and…

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Mining Situation. Position Serious. the Federation's Attitude

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1913 · page 5

Mr. E. Peters, acting president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, and Mr. A. Lewis, had something to say yesterday concerning the present mining situation…

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Victorian State Mine

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

It is stated on good authority that a reduction of hands will shortly take place at the Victorian State mine, at Wonthaggi, owing to the inability of the…

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The Belgian Strike. Coal Being Imported. Brussels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

It is estimated that 270,000 persons are idle in consequence of the strike. There have been fifteen arrests, swing to assaults upon non-strikers…

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Mining Situation. Delegate Board Meeting. District Officers Reticent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 5

In view of the general uneasiness as to the industrial position in the Newcastle and Maitland district, the outcome of yesterday's mooting of the miners'…

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Mining Situation. Conference in Sydney. Miners and Coal-lumpers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4

It now transpires that a conference is to be held in Sydney this evening between the executive officers of the Northern and Southern Miners' Federations and…

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The Mining Situation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 4

The unrest which is being created among the miners in the north[?] district by the difficulty of obtaining a settlement of matters in dispute with…

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Letters to the Editor. the Mining Position

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 3

Sir,—As one who is vitally interested in the affairs of the Colliery Employees' Federation, I-view with a feeling of alarm the position that we are drifting into…

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Mining Matters. Conference in Sydney. Delegates Reticent. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 5

Delegates from the Northern and Southern Colliery Employees Federations and the Coal Lumpers' Union met in conference at the Hughenden Hotel,…

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Queensland Coal Property

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 5

A report has been presented to the Department of Mines in Queensland by Mr. W. E. Lawrie, inspector of mines, on a coal property in the West Moreton…

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Mining Situation. Delegate Board Meeting. Minmi Lodge Dealt With

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 5

In view of the nature of the conference held in Sydney on Saturday night last, at which the Northern and Southern Colliery Employees' Federations, and the…

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Victorian Collieries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 4

At the Powlett-North Woolamai Company's ground, Wonthaggi (Vic.), its third bore has been started. The [?] bores put down have proved the…

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Mining Situation. Plans of the Federation. Deputation to the Premier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 4

The executive officers of the Colliery Employees' Federation were yesterday elaborating their plans, the main features of which Were decided upon at the…

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Letters to the Editor. the Mining Trouble

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 7

Sir,—Being informed that the men working under the Minmi agreement are now contented and happy, together with earning over £1 each more weekly, would it…

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Mining Situation. Deputation to the Premier. the Government Firm. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 5

Messrs,. Peter Bowling, secretary to the Southern Colliery Employees' Federation. A. Lewis, treasurer of the Northern Colliery Employees Fedearation, M'Cormick,…

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Pelaw-main Miners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 5

In reference to the letters written to Mr. John Brown and his pelaw-Main manager Mr. R. Scott, by Mr. E. Thompson, secretary to the Pelaw-Main Miners'…

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The Mining Outlook

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 4

While the mining situation in the northern district is unsettled, there is still every reason to hope that if judicious tact is exercised on both sides…

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Mine Explosion. Loss of Life. Pittsburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 5

An explosion has occurred in the Cincinnati Mine at Finleyville, on the Monongahela River. Two men were killed, and seventy…

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